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Northwest Folklife Festival
There are many excellent performances touching on klezmer, Yiddish, Jewish and Israeli influences, including a Klezmer extravaganza on Monday.
May 27-30, 2016
Seattle Center,
Seattle, WA
For more information, visit www.nwfolklife.org/festival2016/
The Guy Mendilow Ensemble: Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom
Saturday, May 28, at 3pm
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
41 Berkeley Street, Boston
Journey from Salonica to Sarajevo, following the stories of vagabond queens, pauper poets and lovers lost to the sea. The intertwining music and storytelling conjure an imagi-nation lost to war and upheaval, recorded in a language that blends archaic Spanish with Arabic, Hebrew and Greek. Forgotten Kingdom brings these tales to life, drawing on musicians’ expertise and instrumentation from homelands of Israel, Palestine, Argentina and the USA. Soulful voices, masterful narration, heart-pounding percussion, and intricate soundscapes render these songs in all their color, drama and heart.
FREE: More info/RSVP: www.celebrityseries.org/gme/
Tel: 617 598 3225